Lutron Motorized Shades & Blinds
Exotic Shades & Draperies is a Lutron certified dealer with showrooms in Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach. We specify, fabricate and install Palladiom, Sivoia QS, Triathlon and Serena shades with the full Lutron fabric library of 921 colourways, program them into Caséta, RadioRA 3 and HomeWorks, and service Lutron systems installed by others.
Lutron shades, done the way Lutron intended
Lutron is the benchmark for motorized shading - whisper-quiet motors, millimeter-precise alignment, and batteries that last for years. As a certified Lutron dealer installing Lutron shades in Miami, Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Palm Beach, Exotic Shades & Draperies handles the entire project in-house: fabric selection, measurement, fabrication, programming, and installation. No subcontractors, no hand-offs.
Recently: Luxury Home, Boca Raton - fourteen Sivoia QS Triathlon battery rollers in Aura Parchment behind black architectural fascia, run from Pico remotes, the Lutron app and Siri through a Caséta Smart Bridge Pro. Also: Turnberry Ocean Club, Sunny Isles Beach - Sivoia QS rollers in Mermet E-Screen 5%, with Sparta Twilight blackouts running in side channels for true dark. Also: Landmark Ranch Estates, Southwest Ranches - a whole new estate run from a Lutron keypad in every room, Somfy dry-contact motors on every roller and track, not one remote in the house.
Whether it's a single bedroom of battery-powered Lutron shades or a wired whole-home Sivoia QS system coordinated with your integrator, we engineer the shading around your windows, your glass, and the South Florida sun.
"Lutron blinds" and "Lutron shades" are the same family: Lutron motorizes roller shades, honeycomb shades, Roman shades, wood blinds and drapery tracks on its Palladiom, Sivoia QS, Triathlon and Serena platforms, and as a Lutron dealer and installer we specify, install and program all of them - from Miami Shores and North Miami Beach to Coral Ridge, Imperial Point and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and north to Boca Raton and Palm Beach.
Lutron electric shades: the four lines and how each is powered
Battery, plug-in or wired, and how large each line goes. The figures are Lutron's and ours; the sources are below.
Lutron electric shades, in one answer. "Electric shades" is the everyday name for motorized shades, and Lutron makes them in four lines that differ mainly in how they are powered and how large they go: Serena and Triathlon (battery or wired, roller and honeycomb, to 108 in wide, with Triathlon's wide battery roller reaching 144 in), Sivoia QS (wired, from 20 in to 20 ft, for new construction and big glass) and Palladiom (the architectural flagship, with hardware meant to be seen). Depending on the line, they answer to Pico remotes, keypads and the Lutron app through Caséta, RadioRA 3 or HomeWorks, and Lutron says Caséta pairs with Apple HomeKit, Google Home and Amazon Alexa.
| Line | Power | Size | Control | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serena | Battery (D cells) or wired | Rollers to 108 in wide | Pico, Lutron app, Caséta | Finished condos and homes, smart-home owners |
| Triathlon | Battery (6 to 16 D cells by width) or wired; 3 to 5 years at two cycles a day on battery | 19.5 to 108 in; wide battery roller to 144 in | Pico, keypads, RadioRA 3, HomeWorks | Large windows without wiring, finished homes |
| Sivoia QS | Low-voltage wired QS | 20 in to 20 ft | Keypads, HomeWorks, Crestron, Control4, Savant | New construction, walls of glass, coupled shades |
| Palladiom | Wired or wire-free | Per Lutron's ordering tool | Palladiom keypads, Pico, RadioRA 3, HomeWorks | Showcase rooms where the hardware is part of the design |
What are Lutron electric shades?
Lutron's motorized shades: roller, honeycomb and other shades raised and lowered by a quiet motor instead of a cord, powered by batteries, a plug-in or low-voltage wiring. They come in four lines, Serena, Triathlon, Sivoia QS and Palladiom, controlled by Pico remotes, keypads, the Lutron app or a Lutron system (Caséta, RadioRA 3, HomeWorks).
Are Lutron electric shades battery-powered or wired?
Both. Lutron's Serena and Triathlon roller shades come battery or wired, to 108 in wide either way; battery models take D cells, 6 for the narrowest widths, 8 for most and up to 16 with Battery Boost. Sivoia QS is wired on low voltage, the choice for new construction. On battery, we quote 3 to 5 years at two cycles a day.
Do Lutron electric shades work with Alexa, Google Home and Apple Home?
Yes, through Caséta: Lutron says Caséta pairs with Apple HomeKit, Google Home and Amazon Alexa, and scenes built in the Lutron app work by voice. A Pico remote keeps working even if the internet drops. In RadioRA 3 and HomeWorks homes the shades also integrate with Crestron, Control4 and Savant.
How much do Lutron electric shades cost?
On our published price list, at Lutron's list price, a 72 by 84 in Lutron roller shade is about $1,293 on Triathlon batteries or $2,287 on Sivoia QS wired, installed and programmed, budgetary and before tax; Serena is quoted after the free measure. Lutron's own DIY Caséta Smart Shades launched in January 2025 at $399 for any size under 48 in, per AppleInsider.
Sources Lutron Serena and Triathlon roller shades spec 085312 · Lutron Caséta smart shades and blinds spec 085814c · Lutron support, using Serena shades with Caséta · AppleInsider, Caséta Smart Shades (Jan 2025). Accessed 10 October 2026.
Lutron shading by the numbers
Sizes
Sivoia QS covers widths from 20 in to 20 ft, with coupling brackets, side channels and recessed pockets, on Lutron's QS wired link or Clear Connect wireless.
Battery life
Triathlon and Serena run on replaceable D batteries; Lutron rates Triathlon at three to five years, assuming two cycles a day.
Fabric library
921 colourways in 56 designs: solar screens, light-filtering, sheer, blackout, honeycomb and wood. We carry all of it, and we order Lutron's memo samples of the colours you shortlist.
Price position
We sell Lutron at Lutron's list price with installation and programming included: one 72 by 84 in Lutron roller shade is about $1,293 on Triathlon batteries or $2,287 on Sivoia QS wired; on a whole project that is about a quarter to a third above Somfy WireFree, or roughly 1.5 to 2 times wired Somfy. Triathlon battery shades are priced at Lutron's list price in our Lutron price builder; Serena is quoted per project. Compare the lines on Sivoia QS vs Triathlon vs Serena.
Where Lutron earns its price, project by project
We install Lutron, Somfy and Crestron every week, so this is not a page that says Lutron for everything. It is the system we recommend without hesitation when a project looks like one of the five below. Where it is not the best fit, and what we use instead, follows right after.
1. New construction with an automation system
The best moment to choose Lutron is before the drywall closes. Sivoia QS takes power and data on one low-voltage run that lands at a Sivoia QS panel, and the shades live on the same HomeWorks keypads and scenes as the lighting, so one press moves the glass with the lights. At the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Sunny Isles, every roller and track runs on Sivoia QS under HomeWorks QS, integrated into the residence's Crestron system, with the pockets, the wiring and the programming coordinated with the general contractor and the AV integrator in the right order. Building now? Start with the pre-wire guide.
2. Large windows that need coupling
A wall of glass wider than one roller can carry is where most systems start to compromise. Sivoia QS runs from 20 in to 20 ft with coupling brackets, so several tubes can be joined and move as one elevation, and Intelligent Hembar Alignment holds every bottom bar within 1/8 in of its neighbours, moving or stopped. That is how the oceanfront mansion on Hillsboro Mile reads as one continuous fabric across every wall of glass: fourteen openings, one press on the keypad, the whole room answers.
3. Everything oversize
Lutron is built for the sizes that make other hardware nervous: rollers to 20 ft, drapery tracks to 18 ft with no splice carrying up to 175 lb of fabric on the D175 drive, and Palladiom's exposed hardware at floor-to-ceiling glass. The 12,000 sq ft oceanfront estate in Fort Lauderdale runs Palladiom on every window and customized Lutron tracks under imported sheers; in Turks and Caicos the largest custom roman on Lutron's roman-shade kit measured 112 by 118 in.
4. The best communication design
This is the part the client never sees, and the reason the system still answers the keypad ten years on. Wired Sivoia QS carries power and data on one 4-conductor QS link: every shade has its own address on the link and reports its position back to the system, with no batteries to change and no radio to drop out. Lutron's wireless lines share the Clear Connect radio that runs its lighting systems. The six villas on Big Ambergris Cay are hard-wired this way on myRoom XR: one press at the wall and every run in the villa answers.
5. High-end homes, and people who want perfection
Lutron is for the client who will notice a bottom bar a quarter inch out of line, or a motor they can hear from the bed. Palladiom runs under 35 dBA at 3 ft with hand-finished brackets that are meant to be seen; Sivoia QS under 44 dBA; sheer and blackout layers travel on independent tracks in sync, so a whole wall of sheers at the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach opens as one gesture. That level of finish is why a Lutron project at Lutron's list price runs about a quarter to a third above the same shades on Somfy WireFree, or roughly 1.5 to 2 times wired Somfy, and why we quote it only where it earns that difference.
Where Lutron is not the best fit
None of this makes Lutron a bad system. It is engineered for wide spans, wired power and whole-home control, and that engineering has a cost in depth, in power and in price. These are the situations, from our own installs, where another system serves the client better. The four motors side by side: Lutron vs Somfy vs Vertilux vs Dooya.
No low-voltage wiring at the window
Lutron shades and drapery tracks run on low-voltage power from a Lutron supply. When a finished room offers nothing but a 120 V outlet, that supply still has to live somewhere: on one motorized track we sold, the transformer ended up in plain view, which a battery motor would have avoided entirely. For a track in a finished home we now start with the Somfy Irismo 45 WireFree, a rechargeable motor inside the track (up to 99 lb of drapery, 33 ft of track, about nine months per charge), or a Somfy Glydea that plugs into the existing outlet (the low-voltage ratings of all three brands are on Somfy vs Lutron vs Crestron drapery tracks). For rollers, Somfy WireFree or Lutron's own Triathlon batteries keep the walls untouched.
Big shades on battery power
Triathlon is Lutron's battery roller, and up to its standard sizes (Lutron lists 19.5 to 108 in wide) it is excellent: fourteen of them dressed the Luxury Home in Boca Raton. Above that Lutron offers the Triathlon WIDR, to 144 in on 6 to 16 D-cells, and in our quotes it comes in at roughly 2.5 times the price of a standard Triathlon. On a wall of oversize glass with no wiring, that is where we price a Somfy WireFree or a wired Somfy Sonesse next to it before recommending anything, and where running a wire, if the building allows it, usually wins.
Shallow frames, and the size of the pockets
Lutron sizes its tubes and brackets for the widest shade each line can carry, which is what keeps a wide fabric flat and the motor working in its comfort zone. The price is depth. Lutron's measuring guide gives a minimum mounting space of 3 in deep for its most compact wired roller, the Roller 20, 3.5 in for the Roller 64 and 5 in for the Roller 100, and its Triathlon WIDR asks for 4 in of jamb to recess fully. The Roller 20, with a 2.75 in fascia, is the Lutron shade to check first in a shallow frame, but it is a small-window shade: about 20 sq ft of fabric per drive and 18.5 to 79.5 in wide, depending on the fabric and the height. Many South Florida window frames are about 3 in deep, which is the Roller 20's published minimum with no margin, so a larger Lutron shade sits proud of the frame, and some clients do not like that look. A Somfy Sonesse 30 runs inside a 38 mm tube, which also leaves room in a shallow frame; with any brand the deciding numbers are the roll of the actual fabric and drop plus the bracket, fascia or pocket of the same configuration, which we check at the measure, not the tube diameter alone. The same applies to recessed pockets, and it doubles for dual shades: Lutron's published dual pocket is 5.5 by 7.5 in for two Roller 64s and 7 by 11 in for two Roller 100s. On a new build the pocket is drawn into the ceiling and nobody minds; in an existing ceiling it is a soffit. See our dual roller shades and recessed pocket pages for the alternatives.
A home that already runs on Crestron
Lutron integrates with Crestron, and at the Ritz-Carlton Sunny Isles that is exactly how it runs. But when the residence is a Crestron house from the start, Crestron's own QMT motors on Cresnet put every shade and track in the scenes natively, with status feedback and no second processor to integrate. That is why the St. Regis Longboat Key runs six Crestron QMT tracks and why every roller and the drapery track at Trump Tower III is Crestron in a recessed pocket. More on Crestron shading.
When the building already has conduit to the shade pockets
Lutron's wired lines are low-voltage and want their own panel and home runs. In a tower where the conduit to the shade pockets is already there, a Somfy 24 V power panel in each unit uses it. At Salato in Pompano Beach, three units run Somfy Sonesse ULTRA 50 RTS at 24 V DC, hard-wired through the building's conduit to a power panel in each unit, on 2.5-inch tubes for the 147-inch openings, with a TaHoma switch putting every room on Crestron and Google Home. Same result at the keypad, no second wiring system to invent.
Many ordinary windows, no integrator, a real budget
Lutron at list price runs about a quarter to a third above the same shades on Somfy WireFree, or roughly 1.5 to 2 times wired Somfy. On a home with twenty standard windows, no automation processor and a budget that matters, wired Somfy delivers the same quiet, the same fabrics and the same schedules for meaningfully less, and the two systems can share a house: at Landmark Ranch Estates every roller runs on a Somfy dry-contact motor with a Lutron keypad in every room. Read Lutron vs Somfy or compare the four price columns on cost by system.
Hembar alignment, explained
The hembar is the weighted bar at the bottom of a roller shade. On a wall of glass the eye does not see five shades, it sees one horizontal line, and a single bottom bar a quarter inch out of step breaks it. That line is harder to keep than it looks: as a shade winds up the roll gets fatter, so at the same motor speed the fabric travels faster; fabric weight, tube size and voltage differ from window to window; and ordinary motors have no way of knowing where their neighbours are. Start five of them together and they drift apart mid-travel and stop out of line.
Lutron's Intelligent Hembar Alignment closes that loop. A sensor reads the motor's speed 500 times per second, a microcontroller corrects the drive, and the motor's RPM is changed continuously as the roll diameter changes so the hembar itself travels at a constant speed. Every shade in a group moves at the same hembar speed and stops within 1/8 in of the others, on a preset or on a raise and lower command to any position, moving or stopped. It is built into every size and model of Sivoia QS, wired or wireless, and Triathlon battery shades compensate for fabric weight and battery voltage to hold the same line.
One detail we noticed in Lutron's own training: start the shades of a bank one after the other and the later ones catch the position of the first, then the whole wall finishes the travel together. Nobody is told about it, and everybody sees it. That is the difference between a wall that reads as one gesture, as at the oceanfront mansion on Hillsboro Mile with fourteen openings in one fabric, and a wall where the shades merely happen to be motorized.
Which Lutron shading system fits your home?
Lutron Palladiom
The architectural flagship - exposed, hand-finished hardware in wire-free or wired versions. Explore Palladiom shades.
Lutron Sivoia QS
The scalable whole-home system - precision-synchronized shading and drapery tracks. Explore Sivoia QS.
Lutron Triathlon
Roller, honeycomb, and wood-blind smart shades with outstanding battery life. Explore Triathlon.
Serena by Lutron
Lutron at its most accessible - app, remote, or voice control. Explore Serena.
Lutron Drapery Tracks
Sivoia QS motorized drapery tracks glide couture draperies open silently. See our dedicated motorized drapes page.
Keypads & Pico
Palladiom keypads, Pico remotes, schedules, and scenes - programmed before we leave. Explore Pico & keypads.
Wiring, Pockets & Integration
Prewire planning, shade pockets at framing stage, and control integration with Crestron, Control4, and Savant. Read the prewire guide.
Service & Repair
Batteries, reprogramming and keypad pairing on the Lutron systems we install. Explore service & repair.
Instant Price Calculator
Get a realistic Lutron budget for your windows in about two minutes. Try the calculator.
Why Lutron shades make sense here
Floor-to-ceiling glass, intense UV, salt air, and hurricane-impact windows define South Florida living. Lutron shading answers each one: solar fabrics that cut heat and glare while preserving the ocean view, blackout systems that seal bedrooms against the morning sun, and battery-powered options that install in oceanfront condos without wiring or HOA construction approvals.
We fabricate with premium Coulisse and performance fabrics rated for Florida sun, and every installation is measured and fitted by our own certified team from our Fort Lauderdale workroom.
Lutron shades in Miami and Miami Beach
Miami's floor-to-ceiling glass is where Lutron shading earns its reputation, and our Miami Beach showroom (500 South Pointe Dr #150) has it running: Palladiom, Sivoia QS and battery-powered Triathlon shades you can operate before you buy. On the beach, Turnberry Ocean Club runs Sivoia QS rollers in Mermet E-Screen 5% with Sparta Twilight blackouts in side channels; a private residence at the Ritz-Carlton Sunny Isles runs Loro Piana ripplefold sheers, T-Screen 3% solars and Highland blackouts on Sivoia QS under HomeWorks QS, integrated into Crestron; and the Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach runs Sivoia QS drapery tracks across five rooms. Battery Lutron shades install in finished condos from Brickell to Bal Harbour without opening a wall.
Where can I buy Lutron shades in Miami? Exotic Shades & Draperies is a certified Lutron dealer with Palladiom, Sivoia QS and battery-powered Triathlon shades running in its Miami Beach showroom at 500 South Pointe Dr #150. We measure, fabricate, program and install with our own team across Miami, Miami Beach, Brickell, Sunny Isles and Bal Harbour. One 72 x 84 in Lutron roller shade at Lutron's list price is about $1,293 on Triathlon batteries or $2,287 on Sivoia QS wired, installed and programmed, and a whole main level of eight Lutron shades is about $9,763 on Triathlon batteries or $15,141 on Sivoia QS wired.
Lutron shades in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale is home - the workroom and showroom are on Powerline Road - and its largest Lutron reference is our 12,000 sq ft oceanfront estate: Palladiom on every window, customized Lutron drapery tracks, exterior shades on the ocean terraces, all on HomeWorks. From Las Olas and Harbor Beach to Coral Ridge, Imperial Point and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, the same team measures, fabricates, programs and installs.
Lutron shades in Boca Raton and Palm Beach
On the Hillsboro Mile we installed a whole-home Sivoia QS system on HomeWorks QS - Basketweave 90 Bright White throughout, Luna White blackouts in the bedrooms - and Boca's country-club estates and Palm Beach island homes get the same specification: wired Sivoia QS or Palladiom for new construction and renovations, Triathlon and Serena where wiring is not an option. Floor-plan packages are ready for Rosewood Residences Hillsboro Beach, Alba Palm Beach and the West Palm Beach towers.
Which Lutron shades fit a Palm Beach or Boca Raton home? Wired Sivoia QS or Palladiom for new construction and renovations, Triathlon and Serena on batteries where wiring never happened, and Lutron motorized wood blinds where the window wants a blind. On the Hillsboro Mile we installed a whole-home Sivoia QS system on HomeWorks QS, and Boca country-club estates and Palm Beach island homes get the same specification, at Lutron's list price: about $1,293 for a 72 x 84 in Triathlon battery roller shade, about $2,287 on Sivoia QS wired, installed and programmed.
Lutron dealer and installer for South Florida
People search for a Lutron dealer near them because Lutron does not sell direct, and the installer decides whether the system works. We are a certified Lutron dealer with our own installers and programmers: we design the shading, fabricate the shades in our workroom, wire or pair them, program keypads, Pico remotes, scenes and schedules, and integrate with Crestron, Control4, Savant, Apple Home, Alexa and Google Home. We service the Lutron shades we install: batteries, reprogramming, keypad pairing, motor replacement. Showrooms in Fort Lauderdale (4539 Powerline Rd) and Miami Beach (500 South Pointe Dr #150), by appointment.
Every Lutron fabric, with swatches and specifications
The Lutron fabric library runs to 921 colourways across 56 designs for its roller, tensioned, honeycomb, sheer-blind and wood-blind lines, and as a certified dealer we order any of them. We have put the whole library on this site: every colourway with its swatch, openness factor, light and solar figures, width, fire listings and certifications, organised by what the fabric does. Start with the type that fits the room, or open the complete Lutron fabric library.
Whose fabric is it? Lutron sells its shades with its own library, organised in collections (Classico, Gallery, Atelier, Architectural, Honeycomb, Honeycomb Essentials, Commercial and Wood Blinds). Many of the solar screens in it are woven by the two American mills behind our own fabric standard: Mermet (E Screen, M Screen, T Screen, Satiné, GreenScreen) and Phifer (SheerWeave); the designer, blackout, honeycomb and wood lines come from mills Lutron does not name, "leading fabric manufacturers all over the world" in its own words. Customer's own material is accepted on Lutron drapery tracks and Roman shades after an engineering review of the fabric, submitted through the dealer; Lutron roller shades are made in the Lutron library.
The motor moves the shade. The fabric decides the light.
On a Lutron shade the fabric is the same Mermet or Phifer screen we put on any tube, and its published numbers do the real work. Openness, 1% to 10%, sets the view and the daylight. Colour sets what happens to the sun's energy: a white 3% E Screen reflects 73% of it and passes 13% of daylight, the same weave in Charcoal/Grey reflects 10%, absorbs 85% and gives a far sharper view (Lutron rates them 17% and 42% view-through). A blackout passes nothing, and its street-side colour still decides the heat. Every colourway in the Lutron library carries these figures on its own page.
Read next: Openness 1% vs 3% vs 5% vs 10% · Dark or light solar shade fabric? · Lutron solar screen fabrics
Certified, specialized, trusted
Palladiom, Triathlon, or Sivoia QS?
| Feature | Palladiom | Triathlon | Sivoia QS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Exposed, architectural design | Retrofit and battery power | Whole-home wired systems |
| Power | Wired or wire-free | Battery | Wired |
| Ideal project | Premium new builds and renovations | Existing condos, no construction | New construction, estates |
| Integration | Excellent (RA3, HomeWorks) | Excellent (RA3, HomeWorks) | Full HomeWorks, Crestron, Control4 |
Not sure? Read the full Lutron system comparison, try our Lutron price calculator, or ask at your consultation; we install all three every week.
Lutron shades - frequently asked
Where do you install Lutron shades?
Lutron motorized shades in Miami Beach and Miami, Lutron shades in Palm Beach and Boca Raton, and our home turf of Fort Lauderdale - one certified team covers the whole coast.
Are you a certified Lutron dealer?
Yes. We are Lutron certified, Crestron certified, an SDN Specialist, and a Somfy Expert. Design, fabrication, programming, and installation are all done by our own in-house team.
What do Lutron shades cost?
At Lutron's list price, installed and programmed, one 72 by 84 in Lutron roller shade is about $1,293 on Triathlon batteries or $2,287 on Sivoia QS wired, budgetary and before tax; on a whole project Lutron runs about a quarter to a third above Somfy WireFree on batteries and roughly 1.5 to 2 times wired Somfy on the wired system. Serena is quoted after the measurement. The total scales with window count, fabric, and wired vs. battery power. Every quote is fixed after a free in-home consultation. See our motorized shade cost guide.
Does Lutron work with my smart home?
Natively. Crestron, Control4, Savant, Apple Home, Alexa, and Google Home all integrate with Lutron - we program scenes and schedules with your integrator or directly.
Can it be installed in a condo?
Yes - battery-powered Palladiom, Triathlon, and Serena shades need no electrician and no conduit, perfect for Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale high-rises.
Lutron or Somfy?
We install and love both. Read our honest comparison: Lutron vs. Somfy - which motorization is right for you?
When is Lutron the best choice?
Five situations, in our experience: new construction with an automation system, walls of glass that need coupled shades, oversize windows and drapery tracks, projects where the communication design has to keep working for decades, and high-end homes where the finish has to be perfect. For a project with no wiring in the walls, Triathlon battery shades or wired Somfy often make more sense, and we install both - see where Lutron earns its price.
When is Lutron not the best fit?
When there is no low-voltage wiring at the window (the power supply for a Lutron track or shade has to live somewhere, and on a finished room it can end up visible), on big shades that must run on batteries (the Triathlon WIDR reaches 144 in but costs roughly 2.5 times a standard Triathlon in our quotes), in shallow window frames and tight ceilings (Lutron's brackets and pockets are sized for wide spans), in a home that already runs on Crestron, and on projects with many ordinary windows and a real budget, where wired Somfy does the same job for less. Details in where Lutron is not the best fit.
Which fabric brands does Lutron use?
Lutron shades are made in Lutron's own fabric library (921 colourways, 56 designs on this site). Many of its solar screens are Mermet weaves (E Screen, M Screen, T Screen, Satiné, GreenScreen) and Phifer SheerWeave; the designer, blackout, honeycomb and wood lines come from mills Lutron does not name. Customer's own material is possible on Lutron drapery and Roman shades after Lutron's engineering review; rollers use the library. See the fabric section.
What is Intelligent Hembar Alignment?
Lutron's closed-loop motor control: the shade's speed is read 500 times a second and the motor's RPM is adjusted as the roll diameter changes, so every shade in a group travels at the same bottom-bar speed and stops within 1/8 in of the others, moving or stopped, on any command. It is on every Sivoia QS shade and on Triathlon battery shades. Explained here.
Where do you install?
Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Miami Beach, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Sunny Isles - see all areas.
Do you install Lutron blinds as well as Lutron shades?
Yes. Lutron wood blinds and honeycomb shades run on the same Triathlon, Sivoia QS and Serena platforms as its roller shades, so one keypad or app controls all of them. We specify, install and program every Lutron shading product; service stays with us afterwards.
Are you a Lutron dealer near me?
If you are anywhere between Palm Beach and Miami, yes - showrooms in Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach, and in-home consultations across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County.
Do you install Lutron in Sunny Isles, Aventura and Hollywood?
Yes - three of our published case studies are in Sunny Isles Beach (Turnberry Ocean Club, Ritz-Carlton Sunny Isles, Trump Tower III), and Aventura, Hallandale Beach and Hollywood sit between our two showrooms.
Lutron & motorized installations
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Which Lutron system - and what it costs
Caseta & Serena
The entry point - Serena shades with Pico remotes, perfect for condos and first rooms.
RadioRA 3
The sweet spot for renovations and mid-size homes - wireless installation, Sunnata keypads, full shading line support.
HomeWorks QSX
The estate flagship - Palladiom on show, Ketra lighting, unlimited scale. The system behind our 12,000 sq ft oceanfront project.
Honest budget guidance
Motorized Lutron roller shades typically land in the high hundreds to low thousands per window installed, depending on system, size, and fabric - wired flagship systems higher. Get your number in two minutes with the instant price calculator, see published typical-project pricing, or read the full system comparison.
Woven in the USA. Specified by the numbers.
Lutron's fabric library is deep, and the screens we reach for first in it are Mermet and Phifer weaves: E Screen, T Screen, M Screen and SheerWeave, woven in South Carolina and Alabama. Both mills sell through distributors and the ranges we specify are kept on the shelf by our authorized South Florida distributor, so the same fabric can run on a Somfy or manual shade elsewhere in the home.
Mermet
E Screen, M Screen, T Screen, Satiné and the GreenScreen weaves, with KOOLBLACK for dark screens that reflect heat - woven by Mermet USA in Cowpens, South Carolina and listed by the mill as Made in USA. Mermet fabrics
Phifer SheerWeave
The SheerWeave family, including PVC-free styles and Microban-protected weaves that resist mildew in Florida humidity - woven by Phifer in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where the mill has made fabric since 1952. Phifer fabrics
Best grade only
A core chosen for the window - fiberglass-core screens that stay flat on 10-foot glass, polyester where its lighter weight or PVC-free construction serves the room - an openness woven to tolerance, and a published spec sheet for UV, heat and light in every colour, with GREENGUARD Gold and NFPA 701 listings behind it. Never anonymous screen.
On any system
The same fabric on a Lutron, Somfy or Crestron motor, or a manual chain. Both mills sell through distributors, and the ranges we specify are kept on the shelf by our authorized South Florida distributor, so the fabric is chosen for the window and its exposure, not for the motor brand - and it is ready to cut when the measurements are. Our shade fabrics
Discerning homeowners, designers, and developers across South Florida trust Exotic with their most important spaces.
“We love our new Lutron motorized shades! They are really quiet and work perfectly. The installation was professional and flawless. Highly recommend Exotic Shades!”
“We recently moved into a new condo and knew we wanted Lutron shades. Since there was no electrical wiring near the windows, Exotic Shades recommended battery powered Lutron roller shades. It was the perfect solution.the installation was clean, the shades work beautifully, and we are very happy happy. Good job!”
“The exotic Shadë’s team is professional, knowledgeable and experienced. The drapes look beautiful, work perfectly with the system, and the installation was clean and precise. Everything was handled smoothly from start to finish our AV guy recommended David to install drapes on our exiting Lutron system, and we are very pleased with his work! We definitely recommend David and his team for any custom drapes motorized window treatment project”
Your questions, answered
Where do you install Lutron shades?
Across the South Florida coast: Miami, Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Palm Beach - installation, programming and service by our own certified team.
Are you a certified Lutron dealer?
Yes. Exotic Shades & Draperies is Lutron certified, Crestron certified, an SDN Specialist, and a Somfy Expert. We design, fabricate, program, and install Lutron shading systems with our own in-house team across South Florida.
What Lutron shading systems do you install?
We install the full Lutron shading range: architectural Palladiom wire-free and wired shades, Sivoia QS for whole-home projects, Triathlon smart shades, and Serena by Lutron - plus Lutron drapery tracks for motorized drapes.
How much do Lutron shades cost in South Florida?
At Lutron's list price, installed and programmed, one 72 by 84 in Lutron roller shade is about $1,293 on Triathlon batteries or $2,287 on Sivoia QS wired, budgetary and before tax; on a whole project Lutron runs about a quarter to a third above Somfy WireFree on batteries and roughly 1.5 to 2 times wired Somfy on the wired system. Serena is quoted after the measurement. The total scales with window count, fabric, and wired vs. battery power. We provide exact fixed quotes after a free in-home consultation.
Do Lutron shades work with Crestron, Control4, Alexa, and Apple Home?
Yes. Lutron integrates natively with Crestron, Control4, Savant, Apple Home, Alexa, and Google Home. We program scenes, schedules, and keypads so shades, lighting, and climate work together.
Can Lutron shades be installed in a condo without wiring?
Yes. Battery-powered Lutron Palladiom, Triathlon, and Serena shades install cleanly in Miami and Fort Lauderdale condos with no electrician, no conduit, and no HOA construction approvals in most buildings.
Exotic Shades & Draperies, Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach
Exotic Shades & Draperies is a South Florida window-treatment company that designs, sews and installs its own work: Lutron and Somfy motorized shades, custom draperies sewn in our Fort Lauderdale workroom by five in-house seamstresses, plantation shutters and blinds. Established in South Florida in 2024, backed by more than 20 years of window-treatment manufacturing and installation experience. Lutron certified dealer, Somfy Expert, Crestron and Control4 integration. The same in-house team measures, installs and programs every project; when shading has to integrate with another control system, we bring in our smart-home partner Adom Smart Home.
Fort Lauderdale workroom and showroom
4539 Powerline Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 · 954-881-9331
Miami Beach showroom
500 South Pointe Dr #150, Miami Beach, FL 33139 · 954-872-9007
Where we install
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties: Miami Beach, Sunny Isles and Aventura through Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach to Boca Raton, Delray Beach and West Palm Beach, with projects in the Caribbean and New York.
How a project runs
Free in-home measurement, a written quote from the same engine as our published prices, fabrication in our own workroom, installation and programming by our own team, and service on the systems we install.
Lutron shades & blinds in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
As a certified Lutron dealer based in Fort Lauderdale with a showroom in Miami Beach, we specify, install and program Lutron shades and blinds across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County - from Miami Shores and North Miami Beach to Coral Ridge, Imperial Point and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Our workroom and showroom are at 4539 Powerline Rd in Fort Lauderdale, our second showroom is South of Fifth in Miami Beach, and the same in-house team measures and installs from Miami to Palm Beach.
Ready for Lutron shading?
Book a complimentary in-home consultation. We bring Lutron fabric collections, demo motors, and a certified eye for what your windows deserve.
How quiet are Lutron motorized shades?
Lutron rates Palladiom under 35 dBA at 3 ft and Sivoia QS under 44 dBA, which is why we specify them in bedrooms and media rooms.
Which Lutron shade works on a skylight?
The Sivoia QS tensioned shade, which keeps the fabric flat at any angle, in one of the 7 Lutron designs (250 colourways) approved for tensioned shades. See skylight-approved Lutron fabrics.
Can Lutron shades be hidden in the ceiling?
Yes. Sivoia QS, Palladiom and Triathlon shades and Lutron drapery tracks recess into a ceiling pocket placed at framing, so only the fabric shows. See recessed shade pockets, and the Blindspace box sizes for each Lutron roller.